AG v Ahmed [2005] JRC 067 (23 May 2005)

AG v Ahmed [2005] JRC 067 (23 May 2005)

Defendant's cooperation with police and public acknowledgment warrant significant mitigation, but his continued presence in Jersey is detrimental due to repeated serious drug offences; balance tips in favour of deportation.

Citation
[2005] JRC 067
Parties
Defendant: Ahmed; Prosecutor: Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
23 May 2005
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
guilty plea; sentenced to imprisonment; recommendation for deportation
Legal Topics
Drug Trafficking, Sentencing, Deportation, Mitigation
Criminal Law Drug Trafficking Sentencing Deportation Mitigation

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Parties

Ahmed

Defendant

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 appropriate sentence for possession with intent to supply heroin
  2. 2 mitigation for police cooperation
  3. 3 recommendation for deportation

Ratio Decidendi

Defendant's cooperation with police and public acknowledgment warrant significant mitigation, but his continued presence in Jersey is detrimental due to repeated serious drug offences; balance tips in favour of deportation.

Court Disposition

guilty plea; sentenced to imprisonment; recommendation for deportation

Orders

  • 3½ years' imprisonment on Count 2
  • 2 weeks' imprisonment on Count 3, concurrent